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TIL that despite paperwork audits indicating that working conditions in Nike’s sweatshop suppliers were steadily improving, qualitative audits found that in reality, nearly 80% of them had either worsened or stayed the same.

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kOrbE TIL Die Hard was a sequel to the 1968 movie “The Detective” starring Frank Sinatra. As such, 20th Century Fox were contractually obliged to offer Sinatra the leading role. He turned it down due to his age.
E0MV TIL in the early 1930s, Stalin killed about 3.3 million Soviet Ukrainians under a plan to kill peasants in order to seize their land. After starving in mass numbers as a result of Stalin’s orders, Stalin blamed Ukrainians and used this as a pretext for even harsher measures.
7rDdZ TIL Tamil Siddhas carve iconic symbols for the Hindu god Shiva out of solidified mercury, using a secret process to solidify the mercury passed down through centuries which has still not been totally understood or replicated using modern chemistry
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GAVDj TIL that the director McG filmed a music video for “Turning Japanese” starring/sung by Kirsten Dunst to be included in the Tate Modern art gallery.